I totally agree with you, David. My point is simply that I predict a revival of conversions when the price of components comes down enough. There are several qualifcations:
1. The final price of a conversion must be substantially cheaper than buying a new EV. 2. You must have an old car (i.e. glider) that you really want to keep. 3. You must enjoy or at least have the willingness to do the conversion. This is pretty much the same qualifications as for today. However, today you won't be able to meet #1 and result in something with equivalent performance and range as, say, the Leaf. So, that's why I'm focusing on the component cost as the driving factor. Peri -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of EVDL Administrator Sent: 30 September, 2013 9:55 AM To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List Subject: Re: [EVDL] Sat 9/28 Silicon Valley EAA NPID ... On 30 Sep 2013 at 7:30, Peri Hartman wrote: > If the price of EV components comes down enough - so you could have a kit with > an 80kw motor, controller, 30kwh battery, misc components and meters for, say > $10K, I think we would see some new conversions. That's long been a wish of many folks on this list, and has been discussed before. Part of the problem is that such a kit almost has to be generic, so it comes with technical challenges that limit its audience. Designing a bolt-in EVl kit is not trivial. Just ask Mike Brown or Randy Holmquist. By the time you can design and proof it, the vehicle you designed it for is old and usually out of production, or so altered by redesign that the kit doesn't work any more. This limits the useful sales lifetime of the kit and often makes it economically infeasible. David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
